Elena Rybakina secures year-end top rank with Tokyo win

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

TOKYO–World number one Elena Rybakina hailed her “amazing achievement” after securing the year-end top ranking with a 6-2, 6-3 win over fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in Japan on Thursday. Rybakina became world number one for the first time last month in winning the US Open, replacing Aryna Sabalenka at the summit. She ensured she will

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